BETES – Since the beginning of the year, the presence of these suids has been noticed in several places in the streets but also on the beaches
January 26, on boulevard Cimiez, in the early evening, but also on March 10 on the beaches near Carras. Then, six days later, in Saint-Roch and on the Bellevue coast road in Nice. The nocturnal walks of wild boars in the city are more and more noticeable according to testimonials filmed and shared inhabitants.
To the point where, the prefecture of Alpes-Maritimes will organize administrative raids “in the coming weeks to warn of the risk of collision on public roads and to fight against damage to agricultural land or gardens [qu’ils retournent avec leur groin pour chercher des invertébrés à manger] “, she said.
It is the State services that are in charge of regulation, with “very strict safety rules”, when the hunt “is not possible or not allowed”. This is the case in urban and peri-urban areas. But even if this control exists, their presence in France has increased in recent years.
More than 800,000 animals in France, between 6,000 and 7,000 in the Alpes-Maritimes
According to the National Office for Biodiversity, the population of these suids has doubled in twenty years. And for two seasons, their census, through the hunting tables and the number of compensated damage(…) Read more at 20 minutes
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